ergamble@att.net
919 802.4148
ARTIST STATEMENT
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As a painter, my greatest influence comes from the abstract expressionists. My work is psychologically inspired,
combining both the premeditative and the spontaneous. Abstract art is largely intuitive, and this is the process that guides me.
Color composition plays a vital role in my paintings. Palette choices are made instinctually and reflect my emotional state at the time.
Whether complex or simple, I am naturally drawn towards structural equilibrium. Replicated forms, both organic and geometric, are symbolic in my work
but remain mysterious, their full meaning unknown.
EDUCATION
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2008 Art Students League, New York, NY
1982-83 UNC Chapel Hill, Studio art classes with focus on painting. Studied with visiting NY artist Doug Sanderson
1980 BS Physical Education, Specialization in Recreation Therapy. Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, NE
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SOLO EXHIBITIONS
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2011 Retrospective 1983 - 2010, David Bibb Gallery, Raleigh, NC
2010 Karma Gallery, Winston-Salem, NC
2009 Flanders 311 Gallery, Raleigh, NC
2007 Crocker's Mark Gallery, Raleigh, NC
2007 Karma Gallery, Winston-Salem, NC
2000 Art Advocate, New York, NY
1999 Blue Star Studio, Hoboken, NJ
1999 Block Gallery, Raleigh Arts Commission, Raleigh, NC
1998 Kelly Roland Gallery, Winston Salem, NC
1998 Ravenscroft, Raleigh, NC
1997 Gessner Fine Art
1995 Lee Hansley Gallery, Raleigh, NC
1994 Louisburg College, Louisburg, NC
1989 Haeger Smith and Huffman, Raleigh, NC
1988 The Paper Plant, Raleigh, NC
1986 Palm Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
1985 Dive into Abstract, Food Stamp Gallery, Bronx, NY
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SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
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2012 Two Person Show, Rebus Works, Raleigh, NC
2012 Featured Artist, Nofo Cafe, Raleigh, NC
2012 Group Show, Lee Hansley Gallery, Raleigh, NC
2011 Group Show, Lee Hansley Gallery, Raleigh, NC
2010 Lee Hansley Gallery, Raleigh, NC
2007 Featured Artist, Flanders Art Gallery, Raleigh, NC
2006 Glance Gallery, Raleigh, NC
2003 Alice Ehrlich and Her Students, Lee Hansley Gallery, Raleigh, NC
2002 The Museum of Natural Science, Raleigh, NC
1997 Lee Hansley Gallery, Raleigh, NC
1997 Gessner Art, Raleigh, NC
1996 Duke University School of Law, Durham, NC
1995 Block Gallery, Raleigh Arts Commission, Raleigh, NC
1994 Lee Hansely Gallery, Raleigh, NC
1994 Art Source, Raleigh, NC
1993 Lee Hansley Gallery, Raleigh NC
1987 Vital Spaces, Mokatov Gallery, New York, NY
1987 Elder Gallery, Lincoln, NE
1986 ABC No Rio, New York, NY
1985 M-13, New York, NY
1984 Artist in the Marketplace, Bronx Museum of Art, Bronx, NY
1984 Palm Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
1983 Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, NC
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CORPORATE REPRESENTATION
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1996-2007 Rosenberg + Kaufman Fine Arts, New York, NY
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AWARDS AND GRANTS
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1999 Arts Education Program, United Arts Council of Raleigh, and Wake County
1999 Regional Artist Project Grant, United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County
1999 Purchase, City of Raleigh
1995 Emerging Artist Grant, Raleigh Arts Commission
